2013
任我行 Let Me Go My Way
A carefree child grows up and learns to fear walking alone, until the open road he was promised shrinks to following the crowd. Lin Xi's lyric from Eason Chan's 2013 release The Key.
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tintin天zanjan真dakdak得ziji只jauyau有neinei你lingling令sansan神sinsin仙jyuyu魚gwaigwai歸tintin天jiuyiu要gwaaigwaai怪seoiseui誰Only you were that naive: who's to blame for your angelfish dying?
jiyi以waiwai為laulau留zoijoi在jyunyun原deidei地batbat不gaugau夠ngoungou遨jauyau遊zaujau就joengyeung讓taata牠saasa沙taantaan灘leoileui裡heihei戲seoiseui水You thought staying put wasn't enough roaming, so you let it play in the water on the beach.
naana那cichi次dakdak得neinei你moumou冒himhim險bunbun半jeye夜soengseung上saansaan山zangjang爭aauaau拗zungjung中deoideui隊jauyau友batbat不soengseung想caangchaang撐haaha下heoiheui去That time only you dared to climb the mountain at midnight, while your arguing teammates wanted to give up.
naana那sisi時keikei其satsat實soengseung嚐zeonjeun盡zanjan真zingjing正ziji自jauyau由daandaan但jauyau又gamgam感doudou到mutmut沒ceoicheui趣Back then you really tasted true freedom, and yet you found it dull.
batbat不jiuyiu要gangan緊saansaan山jeye野doudou都jauyau有moumou霧dangdang燈waanwaan頑tungtung童jikyik亦hokhok學gwaaigwaai乖batbat不gamgam敢taaitaai太jungyung勇gamgam敢Never mind: even the wild hills have fog lamps, and the rascal has learned to behave, not daring to be too brave.
saisai世soengseung上jauyau有dodo多siusiu少gogo個banban繽fanfan紛loklok樂jyunyun園jamyam任neinei你haanghaang行So many colourful playgrounds in the world, free for you to roam.
cungchung從hoho何sisi時neinei你jaaya也hokhok學wuiwui會batbat不jiuyiu要leilei離kwankwan群cungchung從hoho何sisi時faatfaat發gokgok覺mutmut沒jauyau有tungtung同bunbun伴batbat不hanghang行Since when did you learn not to stray from the crowd? Since when did you find you can't do without company?
cungchung從hoho何sisi時jyunyun惋siksik惜wuwu蝴dipdip蝶kwankwan困jyuyu於naana那toutou桃jyunyun源feifei飛dodo多jyunyun遠jauyau有seoiseui誰wuiwui會deoideui對taata牠couchou操samsam心Since when did you pity the butterfly stuck in paradise? However far it flies, who would worry about it?
cangchang曾maimai迷toutou途coichoi才paapa怕zeoijeui追batbat不soengseung上munmun滿gaaigaai街gongon趕loulou路janyan人moumou無janyan人leilei理coichoi睬jyuyu如hoho何kaukau求sangsang生Once lost, now you fear falling behind the hurrying crowds: with no one looking out for you, how would you survive?
waanwaan頑tungtung童daaidaai大liuliu了mutmut沒naana那momo麼banban笨hoho可jiyi以zeoijeui聚goekgeuk腳jyuyu於honghong康zongjong莊leoileui旅toutou途jinyin然hauhau後tungtung同mukmuk沐jukyuk浴wanwan溫cyunchyun泉The rascal has grown up and isn't so foolish: he can gather on the broad, easy road and then share the hot springs with everyone.
waiwai為hoho何zoijoi在jyuyu雨saansaan傘ngoingoi外dukduk獨hanghang行Why walk alone outside the umbrella?
zeje這momo麼dodo多houhou好heoiheui去cyuchyu處maanmaan漫jauyau遊doudou到dukduk獨gaaga家cyunchyun村heoiheui去taamtaam探seoiseui誰With so many good places to go, who would you visit wandering off to a loner's hut?
geigei既jinyin然jyunyun沿zoekjeuk著camcham尋mungmung夢ziji之leoileui旅ceotcheut出faatfaat發zaujau就zaamjaam站ceotcheut出dimdim點kapkap吸janyan引zaanjaan讚heoiheui許Since you set out on a journey to chase your dreams, stand out a bit and win some praise.
kwaangkwaang逛gaugau夠geigei幾gogo個seoiseui睡fongfong房doudou到daatdaat達gaaugaau教tongtong堂fongfong仿cichi似jatyat一loulou路feifei飛banban奔catchat七baatbaat八sapsap十seoiseui歲Wander through a few bedrooms, arrive at the church, and it's like racing straight to seventy or eighty.
geigei既jinyin然jyunyun沿zoekjeuk著cingching情loulou路zaujau走doudou到zeje這leoileui裡zeonjeun盡loengleung量batbat不jiuyiu要hauhau後teoiteui退Since love's road has brought you this far, try not to turn back.
canchan親oioi愛dikdik的congchong闖pinpin遍soso所jauyau有loulou路dangdang燈waanwaan還sisi是lingling令daaidaai大gaaga家hoihoi開samsam心jiuyiu要gangan緊My dear, you could run past every streetlight, but keeping everyone happy matters more.
poupou抱zyujyu住loengleung兩tengteng廳soengseung雙toutou套tintin天hunghung空hoihoi海futfut闊jamyam任neinei你haanghaang行Hug your flat with two living rooms and two en-suites: there's your boundless sky and sea, free for you to roam.
cungchung從hoho何sisi時neinei你jaaya也hokhok學wuiwui會batbat不jiuyiu要leilei離kwankwan群cungchung從hoho何sisi時faatfaat發gokgok覺mutmut沒jauyau有tungtung同bunbun伴batbat不hanghang行Since when did you learn not to stray from the crowd? Since when did you find you can't do without company?
cungchung從hoho何sisi時jyunyun惋siksik惜wuwu蝴dipdip蝶kwankwan困jyuyu於naana那toutou桃jyunyun源feifei飛dodo多jyunyun遠jauyau有seoiseui誰wuiwui會deoideui對taata牠couchou操samsam心Since when did you pity the butterfly stuck in paradise? However far it flies, who would worry about it?
cangchang曾maimai迷toutou途coichoi才paapa怕zeoijeui追batbat不soengseung上munmun滿gaaigaai街gongon趕loulou路janyan人moumou無janyan人leilei理coichoi睬jyuyu如hoho何kaukau求sangsang生Once lost, now you fear falling behind the hurrying crowds: with no one looking out for you, how would you survive?
waanwaan頑tungtung童daaidaai大liuliu了mutmut沒naana那momo麼banban笨hoho可jiyi以zeoijeui聚goekgeuk腳jyuyu於honghong康zongjong莊leoileui旅toutou途jinyin然hauhau後tungtung同mukmuk沐jukyuk浴wanwan溫cyunchyun泉The rascal has grown up and isn't so foolish: he can gather on the broad, easy road and then share the hot springs with everyone.
waiwai為hoho何zoijoi在jyuyu雨saansaan傘ngoingoi外dukduk獨hanghang行Why walk alone outside the umbrella?
canchan親oioi愛dikdik的dangdang等pinpin遍soso所jauyau有lukluk綠dangdang燈waanwaan還sisi是joengyeung讓ziji自geigei己fungfung瘋jatyat一haaha下jiuyiu要gangan緊My dear, you could wait for every green light, but letting yourself go a little wild matters more.
maama馬loulou路heihei戲jyunyun院soengseung商dimdim店tintin天hunghung空hoihoi海futfut闊jamyam任neinei你haanghaang行Roads, cinemas, shops: there's your boundless sky and sea, free for you to roam.
cungchung從hoho何sisi時hoihoi開cichi始geigei忌waiwai諱hunghung空saansaan山moumou無janyan人cungchung從hoho何sisi時hoihoi開cichi始paapa怕jiuyiu遙mongmong望singsing星canchan塵Since when did you start to shun empty, deserted hills? Since when did you start to fear gazing at distant stars?
jyunyun原loiloi來sansan神sinsin仙jyuyu魚waangwaang橫doudou渡daaidaai大hoihoi海wuiwui會tyuntyun斷wanwan魂tengteng聽batbat不doudou到saisai世janyan人oioi愛tengteng聽dikdik的fukfuk福jamyam音So an angelfish that crosses the ocean will die, never hearing the gospel the world loves to hear.
cangchang曾maimai迷toutou途coichoi才paapa怕zeoijeui追batbat不soengseung上munmun滿gaaigaai街gongon趕loulou路janyan人moumou無janyan人leilei理coichoi睬jyuyu如hoho何kaukau求sangsang生Once lost, now you fear falling behind the hurrying crowds: with no one looking out for you, how would you survive?
waanwaan頑tungtung童daaidaai大liuliu了mutmut沒naana那momo麼banban笨hoho可jiyi以zeoijeui聚goekgeuk腳jyuyu於honghong康zongjong莊leoileui旅toutou途jinyin然hauhau後tungtung同mukmuk沐jukyuk浴wanwan溫cyunchyun泉The rascal has grown up and isn't so foolish: he can gather on the broad, easy road and then share the hot springs with everyone.
waiwai為hoho何zoijoi在cekchek赤deidei地soengseung上dukduk獨hanghang行Why walk alone on barren land?
waanwaan頑tungtung童daaidaai大liuliu了bitbit別zoijoi再zeoijeui追manman問hoho可jiyi以jamyam任ngongo我zaujau走zamjam怎momo麼doudou到tautau頭loiloi來jauyau又ceoicheui隨zoekjeuk著daaidaai大deoideui隊zaujau走The rascal's grown up, so stop asking: free to go my own way, why do I end up following the crowd again?
janyan人kwankwan群sisi是naana那momo麼zoengjeung像joengyeung羊kwankwan群Crowds of people look so much like flocks of sheep.
Timed to 陳奕迅 · The Key (2013) · 4:39. Another version? Tap the line being sung whenever it drifts.